cobas Accutrend Plus Quick Reference Manual

Accutrend
®
1. 2.
What you need: Place the instrument on a level,
vibration-free surface and switch on
• Accutrend Plus
by pressing the On/Off button.
• Test strips & related code strip
• Lancing device e.g. Safe-T-Pro
Plus
• Alcohol wipe
• Gloves
• Tissue
7. 8.
Lance the finger and milk site to Lift the chamber flap and remove
produce a drop of blood. Wipe off the test strip (leave the flap open).
the first drop. Milk the site again to Apply the hanging blood directly to
form a large hanging drop of blood. the reaction pad. Do not touch the
pad. The application area must be
completely covered with blood.
Note:
A plausibility check must be performed for all glucose measurements. See page 80 of the user's manual for instructions.
Protection against infections: There is a potential risk of infection. Medical staff and other persons using the Accutrend
Plus instrument to perform measurements for more than one patient must be aware that any object coming into contact
with human blood is a potential source of infection.
Plus - Quick Reference Guide
3.
Check the display
If no code has been stored in the in-
strument the display will look like this
Otherwise the last stored code will be
displayed & the screen will look like
this:
The meter will store the data of one
code strip per test parameter.
To check other tests & code numbers
in the meter press the set key.
9.
Insert the test strip back into the
instrument.
4. 5.
If your test/code is not displayed it Remove a test strip from the
will be necessary to insert the code container and close the container
strip for the test strip lot you wish to immediately. Check it's appearance
use. for discolouration. Do not used if
discoloured.
Hold the code strip behind the black
bar and with the chamber flap closed Insert the test strip firmly with
insert the code strip as far as it will consistent speed as far as it will go.
go and remove it immediately. Do If successful you will hear 2 beeps.
this firmly with consistent speed. A flashing arrow indicates that the
meter is now ready for you to open
If successful you will hear 1 beep.
the chamber flap to apply the drop of
If unsuccessful the screen will look
blood. At this stage keep it closed.
like this
You have approx 2 minutes before
the meter will auto-off.
Lift the chamber flap to clear the
message or wait a few seconds and
try again.
10. 11.
Close the chamber flap. This starts Interpretation of Hi or Lo results
the measurement & countdown.
Test
Test Time
Glucose
Glucose 12s Cholesterol
Triglycerides <0.8mmol/L
Cholesterol 180s
Lactate
Triglycerides 174s
(blood)
Lactate 60s
The meter will beep 4 secs out from
displaying the result.
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6.
Choose the lancing site (pref middle
finger, outer side) and clean with
alcohol wipe. Dry with tissue.
12.
When measuring tests on several
people clean and disinfect the
Lo Hi
instrument with an alcohol wipe
<1.1 mmol/L >33.3mmol/L
before each measurement.
<3.88 mmol/L >7.76mmol/L
>6.86mmol/L
<0.8mmol/L >21.7mmol/L